A meniscal cyst is a collection of joint fluid outside of the knee joint. The joint fluid usually escapes through a meniscus tear and forms a cyst.

All US-identified features, especially severe effusion or synovitis, osteophytes, cartilage damage, and definite popliteal cyst, were strongly associated with symptomatic KOA.

How do you tell the difference between a Baker’s cyst and a DVT blood clot? Learn more about these conditions with similar symptoms.

Medically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MDMedically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD Pain in the back (posterior) portion of the knee is relatively common. Many things could be to blame, ...

Investigations USS – No bakers cyst, no popliteal aneurysm MRI demonstrated intrasubstance signal abnormality of the ACL with an adjacent cyst in the intercondylar notch suggesting an ACL ganglion ...

MRI was conducted, revealing a thickened distal part of the sciatic nerve, no enhancing mass lesions or fluid collection, and postoperative changes with enhancing soft tissue and hypointense foci ...

Also known as a popliteal cyst, a Baker’s cyst is a fluid-filled lump behind the knee. Swelling and knee pain are common symptoms.

An intramuscular ganglion cyst in the biceps femoris muscle was diagnosed and located by Computed tomography angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which compressed the popliteal ...

We report a patient with calf pain induced by sport and exercise, initially thought to represent compartment syndrome, in whom MRI and duplex ultrasound ultimately revealed cystic adventitial disease ...

The cause of the Baker’s cyst is not the cyst itself but the gout inflaming the knee and the excess fluid which drains into the popliteal space.